“I have the opportunity to unify the belts tomorrow night and I will take it,” said Usyk.

“I am convinced that I will get the victory because I have worked hard for it. I would like to thank all of my fans for showing up today.”

“It’s all about testing myself at the very highest level,” said Briedis.

“This is a great opportunity for me to prove to myself how good I am, to make my family proud and to do this for the people of Riga and Latvia. It is an honour to represent Latvia.”

The winner of the semi-final in Riga will be fighting for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia in May against the winner of next week’s semi-final in Sochi, Russia between Murat Gassiev or Yunier Dorticos.

Tickets for the Usyk vs. Briedis, a semi-final in the cruiserweight division of the World Boxing Super Series, are on sale via bilesuserviss.lv.